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vermine

vermine is the obsolete form of vermin.

Meaning of vermin

Noun

vermin sg or pl (plural vermins)

  1. (plural, singular) Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
    • The area was crawling with all sorts of vermin: fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few. Thus, we felt as if vermin were crawling over us.
  2. (plural, singular) An animal that preys on game, such as a fox or a weasel.
  3. (plural, singular) An obnoxious or mean and offensive person.
    • Bring these vermin to the Palace of Justice.

Questions about vermine

What is vermine the obsolete form of?
Vermine is the obsolete form of vermin.

Words near vermine in the dictionary

  1. verminated
  2. verminates
  3. verminating
  4. vermination
  5. verminations
  6. vermine
  7. vermined
  8. verminer
  9. verminers
  10. verminicidal
  11. verminicide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vermine (page history and authors); vermin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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